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He was wide-eyed. "Say," he interrupted, "that would be a good thing to have, wouldn't it?
What's your Friend's name? Maybe I can contact Him and get the same liquid or whatever He
uses."
"O," I said, "you wouldn't want to, after I tell you."
"Why shouldn't I? I would be a fool not to try to get the same cleansing agent He uses if He
would let me know what it is."
"Well," I said, "I'll tell you what it is, but you won't be able to get it. To start with, the
Cleaner's name is Jesus."
Immediately his eyebrows lifted.
"Yes," I continued, "His name is Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God. He died on the cross
two thousand years ago in accordance with the prophecies of Isaiah, David and others." Then I
quoted some of the Old Testament scriptures to him. I began, "Moses in Leviticus 17:11 said, 'The
life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for
your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul."
I explained to him how Jesus went to Calvary, how on the cross He bore our sins, how the
precious blood that He shed was for the remission or the cleansing of our sins, and that there is no
sinner who cannot come to Him and receive cleansing, no matter how deeply the stains of sin have
gone. I explained that in Jesus' blood there is power for forgiveness and cleansing -- such
cleansing that the sinner's transgressions are cast away from him as far as the East is from the
West, so that he may never be troubled with these same spots and stains again.
I concluded, "Now, what do you think about that, sir?"
"Ah!" he said, "I thought you really had something."
"But I do have something, for Jesus cleanses and washes away all stains. He gives
ebigeleben [in Yiddish, eternal life], and this is worth more than all the cleaning you can do."
He got up to leave the table. "I'm sorry I've got to go," he excused himself. "You know it's
Easter time and this is the busiest time for us cleaners. We get all the clothes to clean so people
can get dressed up and go to church on Sunday."
"And isn't this a pity?" I said. "What a shame! What a discredit this is to the cause of the
great Cleaner, because He would have us keep our garments spotless and white at all times, not
just at certain times of the year. And, thank God, when He washes us and makes us clean and
white, He can keep us too, if we'll let Him, so that our garments will remain unstained and clean
until He calls us up to be with Him."
I went into a Jewish bakery where they always had good things to eat. Usually when I go
into a store or any establishment that I know to be Jewish, I try to buy something which will open